Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Dental Litigation
- Long-Term & Elder Care Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
Michael is a partner in Huff Powell Bailey's Atlanta, Georgia office. He defends complex cases with high damages exposure in multiple arenas, including healthcare, government liability, correctional care, and premises and general liability. Michael is trial tested, in the courtroom often, trying between 4 to 6 multi-week complex cases per year, in some of the worst venues for the defense in the country.
Michael spends a significant portion of his time defending healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, mid-levels, therapists, mental health providers, as well as healthcare facilities and healthcare systems. He has represented physicians in every medical specialty, including radiology, surgery and anesthesiology. Michael also has successfully tried cases for dentists and oral surgeons.
Because of his success in the courtroom for healthcare providers, general and premises liability carriers frequently seek Michael out to handle premises liability cases involving wrongful death and/or catastrophic injuries, neurological injuries, amputations and brain damages cases.
Michael is a proven winner in the courtroom. He connects well with juries and is quite good at explaining very complicated medical issues to laypeople. He is also adept at cross-examining highly credentialed expert witnesses on very intricate scientific and medical principles. Michael is well respected by the plaintiffs' bar and his reputation for trying difficult cases leads to the best possible outcomes for his clients in and out of the courtroom.
Michael is also well respected by the judiciary. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an intern for the Honorable Charles B. Mikell, Judge of the Court of Appeals of Georgia and over two years as Staff Attorney to the Honorable Ben W. Studdard, III, former Chief Judge of the State Court of Henry County.
When he is not in the courtroom, Michael is frequently giving talks and presentations to medical providers and insurance companies on a variety of medical, insurance, risk management and other legal topics. He has recently presented to the Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Managers and the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Michael is routinely recognized by his peers as a Georgia Super Lawyer and a Best Lawyer. Courtroom Video Network also has selected Michael's trials for some of its Top Ten Defense Verdicts of the Year.
- Michael is regularly in the courtroom. He typically tries 4 to 6 cases per year.
- In 2019 alone, Michael tried 7 lengthy complex medical malpractice cases.
- Since 2019, Michael has tried more than 20 complex medical malpractice cases to verdict.
- Michael was centrally involved in the appellate litigation of the Georgia emergency medicine gross negligence standard, preparing briefs for four appeals to the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Georgia
- CVN has recognized Michael’s trial skills multiple times in selecting its Top Ten Defense Verdicts of the Year.
- State Bar of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- B.A., University of Richmond, 2003
- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 2007
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Michael has been invited to present to many healthcare providers and insurance companies, including the Georgia Society of Healthcare Risk Managers and the American College of Nurse-Midwives.